Joe Shmoe At Work

[jackofallgeeks]

Hmmm, yes, let me think what has been going on.

As you saw, I was Lurking on BlackManXy's Journal yesterday, and decided to hop on over to see Postvixen's Journal, who I've also decided to Lurk on. Incredibly intelligent sounding people (well, OK, except for the kinky, telepathic alien sex dream. That was just weird).

Anyways, later went and found out that she was a guy. Well, kinda. Mostly. In a way. Go see for yourself. That was a downer. ^^;;
I think I'm a little link-happy today. Also feel like sharing to the world that you can use "lt" and "gt" instead of "<" and ">" to make authentic looking tags, like <AuthenticTag>This One</AuthenticTag>. Just put a "&" infront of them.

Yes. Well. In other news, Three Weeks from yesterday I'll be back on the East Coast. Four Weeks from last Monday, I'll be in school again. Four Weeks from tomarrow, and I'll be happy again.

It's 9:53. I've been here since 7:15. I'm here until 4:45. At about 8:00, I was nearly completed my project. Then came the Textboxes. I need to pass information from them to a Javascript function, but neither I nor my boss knows how, and we don't have any books here to look through. I sent out an e-mail to a few guys hoping they can help me, but I donno if or when anything will get back to me. And, of course, I can't finish said project without said function.
Lunch is in two hours. Looks like another Taco Bell day. Seems I always eat Taco Bell ad nausium in the summer. Go fig.

Becky's birthday was yesterday. She's 5 years old now. O.o Seems like just yesterday she was 4...wait...

I was going to say something. I feel....something. ::blink blink:: I'd say I feel bad for Mel, but that's not quite it. Bad things shouldn't happen to good people. (Well, actually, I don't know that I'd agree with that. For fear of getting into a debate - not that it'd be a BAD thing - I think maybe bad things should happen to good people. Maybe I'll go into that sometime...)

Uhm, I guess that's it. Generally. Maybe I'll be able to dig something up to fix this function...

Comments

[dreamingaloud.livejournal.com]

I think the bad things add character. Life isn't supposed to be happy all the time. But abuse, verbal or physical, shouldn't happen.

But, hey... what does not kill a person is, I've heard, supposed to make them stronger? Or maybe I misread that somewhere.

::nudge:: The only feeling I want from you, silly boy, is that good friend niceness feeling. ^_~ Although it was cute to see you look befuddled there for a moment.

(I take it you miss the east coast a lot, Andrew. Besides the people there, may I ask what makes it so special? I've never been and may never get all the way over there... so I'd love to know. ^__^)

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeee, she commented!
^^;; Er, uhm, that is, yeah, I agree. I mean, bad things make good people good, right? Would they be good if nothing bad ever happened? What would "good" be if there wasn't "bad" to compare it to. *Other philosophical nonsense that intrigues me*
::Nods:: I agree that abuse of any kind is a bad thing. It *shouldn't* happen. But then, if you think about it...I donno, but generally, I like who I am. And I like the people I know. None of us have had 'perfect' lives, and I wonder - would we be who we are if things were different? To that extent, I think sometimes bad things *need* to happen. I'm really a grand optomist, and live by the philosophy that, whatever happens, things will work out in the end. (Now, don't peg me on that one - I'm not a fool or a fatalist. You have to work for things, live your life, and don't resign yourself to something you can't accept. But at the same time, things happen, and you can't worry about what's already done. You know?)

^^;; Heh heh, yeah, well...what can I say to that, eh?

::Nods vigorously:: YES, I miss the east coast!
^^;;; Er, I mean, yeah, it's a nice place. It's...home, I guess. I've "always" lived there. Most of my life was spend SOMEWHERE on the East, in particular I've spent a total of, what, 5-odd years in Maryland, and the last 8 or so in Virginia? I know you said "besides the people," but they're a big part of it. EVERYONE I know is on the east coast (yes, Mel, I'm exagerating - I do that a lot). (Almost) All my friends, most of my family, my girlfriend - to a great extent everyone near and dear to be is back there.

It's a great place, too, though. Green, very green. I guess you guys have your trees around here, and I do like the place (born here in San Diego, myself), but for the most part it's desert to the south and up north it get's..grey, like in Seattle. If not for the grand streak of weather we've been having here, I'd say it's sunnier more often. The water is definately more bearable - we get warm watter flowing up from the Equator, instead of ice flows from the Arctic, and I think the West has sharper beaches - cliffs and stuff over here, where as back East (save for New England) it all just kinda...rolls into the sea. Even though - the weather is more interesting. They say it never rains in southern California - seems I've often heard that kinda talk before. Back ewast though - it RAINS! It pours! I'm definately a rain typa-guy. The only thing I like more than watching a Thunderstorm through the kitchen window is watching a Thunderstorm from outside. It's great to get inside and dry off and get warm, too, especially if there's more to watch, and/or if you had someone to share the experience with.

That all having been said, I think fall is my favorite time of year. The air is...crisp. You can feel it, and smell it and, on certain days, almost taste it. 'Crisp' is the only way I can describe it - cool, but not cold, the air almost feels like sheets, in a way. And the winds, sharp but...the white clouds racing across the sky, moving so fast it doesn't even seem natural. And nothing, nothing, that I've seen can compare to a nice fall night. The air is so crisp, and the sky so clear, and the stars so bright...

I don't mind it here, really. Infact, it'd be quite livable, even nice, if my friends were here, or even if I HAD friends here. But, I like the East. Even aside from the people, I guess it's...comfortable.

^^ You should get out there sometime, I don't see why - in all your life - you wouldn't be able to. I'm sure, with a little planning, it could work out.

(Geeze, what a comment...!)